Xie Jingxuan pretended not to see it and continued, "But she insisted on leaving with Prince Su, which means that you are not very important to her. At least, not important enough for her to stay for you. This shows that she has no confidence in you."

Upon hearing this, Xie Jingrun clenched his fists, his handsome face darkening.

Xie Jingxuan was somewhat frightened when he saw this. Had he gone too far? What if Xie Jingxuan couldn't accept it and became angry? Wouldn't he become Xie Jingxuan's sitting duck?

Thinking of this, he wiped his sweat and changed his words, saying, "It's not that it's unimportant, the main thing is that she doesn't have confidence in you."

Upon hearing this, Xie Jingrun's gloomy expression lessened somewhat, but his brows remained furrowed. "What do you mean by not having confidence in me?"

Seeing that his words had indeed worked, Xie Jingxuan immediately grinned and said, "Brother, you are now the Crown Prince of the Great Liang Dynasty. You will definitely ascend the throne in the future. At that time, you will have a harem of three thousand beauties of all kinds..." As he said this, he swallowed and looked at him with envy.

Xie Jingrun's face darkened. "What kind of look is that?"

Xie Jingxuan quickly composed himself, but seeing that he still looked unhappy, he could only explain, "I just envy you, brother, that you will be able to have three thousand beauties in your harem in the future. That is what every man dreams of."

Xie Jingrun frowned and said with disgust, "What's the point of having so many women? It's a waste of food!"

Xie Jingxuan: "..."

What's with this feeling of being so heartbroken?

He will soon have the three thousand beauties that others can only dream of, yet he is here complaining that those beauties are a waste of food.

Is food more important than a beautiful woman?

What a blockhead! He has no sense of romance at all!

He swallowed a mouthful of blood, and said with a sour tone, "Women can bring so many benefits, how can you say it's a waste of food?"

Xie Jingrun sneered, "If you continue to be as dissolute and unambitious as before, the Marquis of Weiyuan's mansion will be ruined by you sooner or later."

Upon hearing this, Xie Jingxuan quickly composed himself and said solemnly, "Your Highness need not worry about that. I will certainly carry on the legacy of the Marquis of Weiyuan and will not disgrace my father."

"That would be best." Xie Jingrun glanced at him indifferently, straightened up, and walked forward.

"Brother, I haven't finished speaking yet," Xie Jingxuan hurriedly called out to him.

Xie Jingrun didn't even turn his head. "Talking to you is a waste of my time." He thought this guy, who was playing the field, would have some good advice, but it turned out he was wrong.

Xie Jingxuan: "..."

So all that talk he gave was for nothing?

No wonder Rong Qingqing preferred to go to Suzhou rather than stay. If it were him, he wouldn't have stayed either.

Besides his good looks, what other advantages does Xie Jingrun have?

Living with someone like that would either scare you to death or infuriate you to death, humph!

When Xie Jingrun returned to the front hall, Rong Qingqing and Xiao Zhen were having a lively conversation.

The initial awkwardness between father and daughter seemed to have disappeared, and the intimacy between them made Xie Jingrun envious.

"...Father, is Suzhou lively? I plan to open a few shops there." Rong Qingqing asked, resting her chin on her hand and looking at Xiao Zhen with bright eyes.

“Although Suzhou is not as prosperous as the capital, it is still very lively. In addition, the Xiongnu have caused less trouble in recent years, so the people of Suzhou are well-fed and clothed, and all the towns are developing very well.” Xiao Zhen said, looking at her with affection. “Most importantly, Suzhou has an open atmosphere. The people there are more carefree and there are not so many rules, which makes people feel more at ease. You will definitely like it after you go there.”